International Environmental Law For Natural Resources Practitioners

* Environmental laws & natural resources activities: some facts, history, & reflections on experiences under U.S. laws 1970-1996 & some lessons for development of worldwide environmental law * Risk assessment methodologies & considerations for their application to environmental issues beyond U.S. borders * Environmental costs & benefits in the international resources development context * International environmental law & international business ventures * The role of environmental organizations in international environmental law * Practical application of evolving standards * Environmental regulation & enforcement in the era of NAFTA & the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement * Innovative trends in environmental litigation national & international perspectives * Evolving financing mechanisms & security for environmental compliance * Corporate environmental management systems * International oil & gas exploration & production industry trade organizations what have they done for your company lately? * The role of the International Council on Metals & the Environment & of other trade associations in the nonferrous metals industry